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Volume 88, Number 2, March 2006

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Editorial

Free Content The surgeon and cancer management
pp. 91-91(1)
Author: Taylor, Irving

Review

Free Content A new insight into non-specific abdominal pain
pp. 92-94(3)
Authors: Sanders, David S.; Azmy, Iman A.F.; Hurlstone, David P.

Dual publication and the watchful referee

Personal view

Controversial topics in surgery

Free Content Coronary artery bypass
pp. 99-102(4)
Author: Dehn, Tom

Trauma

Erratum

Free Content Erratum
pp. 107-107(1)

Trauma/orthopaedics

Free Content Are national guidelines for total hip replacement in the UK reflected in practice?
pp. 108-115(8)
Authors: Abraham, A.; Hajipour, L.; Innes, A.R.; Phillips, H.; McCaskie, A.W.

Free Content Dead men and radiologists don't lie: a review of cadaveric and radiological studies of rotator cuff tear prevalence
pp. 116-121(6)
Authors: Reilly, P.; Macleod, I.; Macfarlane, R.; Windley, J.; Emery, R.J.H.

Orthopaedics

Free Content Registry of shoulder arthroplasty - the Scottish experience
pp. 122-126(5)
Authors: Sharma, S.; Dreghorn, C.R.

Free Content Femoral cementing techniques: current trends in the UK
pp. 127-130(4)
Authors: Nedungayil, S.K.; Mehendele, S.; Gheduzzi, S.; Learmonth, I.D.

Free Content The effect of total hip replacement on the employment status of patients under the age of 60 years
pp. 131-133(3)
Authors: Mobasheri, R.; Gidwani, S.; Rosson, J.W.

Free Content Timing of re-transfusion drain removal following total knee replacement
pp. 134-135(2)
Authors: Leeman, M.F.; Costa, M.L.; Costello, E.; Edwards, D.

Free Content Validated simple tip to aid eliminating light scatter in viewing overexposed radiographs
pp. 136-139(4)
Authors: Hussainy, Haydar Aj Al; Wong, Smeeta

Emergency

Free Content A prospective audit of 300 consecutive young women with an acute presentation of right iliac fossa pain
pp. 140-143(4)
Authors: Rennie, Adam T.M.; Tytherleigh, Matthew G.; Theodoroupolou, Katerina; Farouk, Ridzuan

New online e-letters

Free Content e-Letters - new additions
pp. 143-143(1)

New online case reports

Emergency

Free Content Current management of facial wounds in UK accident and emergency departments
pp. 144-150(7)
Authors: Allonby-Neve, C.L.; Okereke, C.D.

Free Content Identifying high-risk patients undergoing urgent and emergency surgery
pp. 151-156(6)
Authors: Neary, W.D.; Foy, C.; Heather, B.P.; Earnshaw, J.J.

Free Content How well equipped are ENT wards for airway emergencies?
pp. 157-160(4)
Authors: Banga, Rupan; Thirlwall, Andrea; Corbridge, Rogan

General

Free Content Lost 'swab' at inguinal hernioplasty under local anaesthesia
pp. 161-162(2)
Authors: Gostling, Julie; McKain, E Steve; Dumont, Steve; Stephenson, Brian M.

Free Content Splenogonadal fusion - not just another hydrocoele
pp. 163-164(2)
Authors: Kennedy, K.P.; Barnard, S.; Speakman, M.J.

Free Content The positive predictive value of diagnostic ultrasound for occult herniae
pp. 165-167(3)
Authors: Bradley, M.; Morgan, J.; Pentlow, B.; Roe, A.

Free Content Which patients would prefer to walk to theatre?
pp. 172-173(2)
Authors: Nagraj, Shobhana; Clark, Celia Ingham; Talbot, Janine; Walker, Simon

Gastrointestinal

Free Content The effects of Saccharomyces boulardii on bacterial translocation in rats with obstructive jaundice
pp. 176-180(5)
Authors: Geyik, Mehmet Faruk; Aldemir, Mustafa; Hosoglu, Salih; Ayaz, Celal; Satilmis, Selda; Buyukbayram, Huseyin; Kokoglu, Omer Faruk

Surgical oncology

Free Content Subspecialisation and its effect on the management of rectal cancer
pp. 181-184(4)
Authors: Ng, Vivien V.; Tytherleigh, Matthew G.; Fowler, Lucy; Farouk, Ridzuan

Free Content Symptomatic presentation of early colorectal cancer
pp. 185-190(6)
Authors: Smith, D.; Ballal, M.; Hodder, R.; Soin, G.; Selvachandran, S.N.; Cade, D.

Audit

Free Content Perceptions of the application of fast-track surgical principles by general surgeons
pp. 191-195(5)
Authors: Walter, Catherine Jane; Smith, Adrian; Guillou, Pierre

Free Content Variations in clinical audit collection: a survey of plastic surgery units across the British Isles
pp. 196-198(3)
Authors: Simmons, Jon M.; Matteucci, Paolo; Leon-Villapalos, Jorge; Mallucci, Patrick L.; Withey, Simon J.; Butler, Peter E.M.

Free Content Day-case septoplasty and unexpected re-admissions at a dedicated day-case unit: a 4-year audit
pp. 202-206(5)
Authors: Georgalas, Christos; Obholzer, Rupert; Martinez-Devesa, P.; Sandhu, G.

Free Content Co-operation with pre-operative cardiovascular monitoring amongst children for chair dental general anaesthesia
pp. 207-209(3)
Authors: Seed, Rachel; Boardman, Charlotte; Davies, Mark

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Urology

Free Content The surgical risk of suprapubic catheter insertion and long-term sequelae
pp. 210-213(4)
Authors: Ahluwalia, R.S.; Johal, N.; Kouriefs, C.; Kooiman, G.; Montgomery, Bruce S.I.; Plail, R.O.

Free Content The (soon forgotten) art of open stone surgery: to train or not to train?
pp. 214-217(4)
Authors: Buchholz, Noor N.P.; Hitchings, Andrew; Albanis, Stephanos

Analgesia

MRSA

TECHNICAL SECTION: Technical notes and tips

Free Content Technical Section: Technical Notes & Tips
pp. 224-232(9)
Author: Campbell, Bruce

Trainees' presentations

Free Content Trainees' presentations
pp. 233-239(7)
Author: de Cossart, Linda

Selected Internet Viewings

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pp. 240-243(4)
Author: Cheshire, Nick

Book Reviews

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pp. 244-248(5)

Online Case Reports

Free Content Mesenteric fibromatosis: a rare cause of acute abdominal pain
pp. W1-W2(2)
Authors: Bethune, R.; Amin, A.

Free Content Scapular fracture after electric shock
pp. W3-W4(2)
Authors: Rana, M.; Banerjee, R.

The Royal College of Surgeons' Research Fellowships

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